SCDR: Woman could pay $50K for evading $9K in taxes

Mable Anderson arrested Tuesday

A 52-year-old Upstate woman who owed less than $9,000 in state taxes could end up paying $50,000 in fines if convicted of tax evasion.

Investigators with the South Carolina Department of Revenue arrested Mable Anderson, of Hodges, on five counts of income tax evasion.

Anderson is accused of not paying income taxes by failing to file tax returns for tax years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Investigators said that during those years, Anderson filed multiple W-4 forms with her employer claiming an “exempt” status which caused zero taxes to be withheld from her paychecks.

Anderson could face up to $50,000 in fines and/or up to 25 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

Anderson was currently being held at the Greenville County Detention Center pending a bond hearing.